Thai-style Mussels #SundaySupper #GGHoliday2013

A good friend and I used to live across the street from a small French bistro. It was practically an annex to our apartment. Moules marniere, steak frites, and martinis were a regular part of our diet, and living on the top floor of a 5-floor walk-up (a.k.a. a 5-story apartment building with no elevator) was part of our healthy living plan.

Moules marniere is a quintessential French dish. It is essentially composed of mussels steamed in a mixture of wine, shallots, parsley, and garlic. Plenty of crusty fresh baguette is requisite to soak up the best part of the dish – the salty, wine-y, herb-y broth.

This dish is also perfect for entertaining. Minimal time is spent in the kitchen which means more time with your guests! This dish is VERY EASY to make and Gourmet Garden makes it even easier! GG Herbs & Spices are used like fresh herbs in a one-to-one ratio, but can also be used in place of dried typically in a 2 to 1 ratio. For example, 2 tablespoons of GG Ginger equals 1 tablespoon of dried ginger.

I put an Asian twist on this French classic. There are a lot of herbs in this recipe and while I always try to keep in mind “fresh is best”; sometimes “fresh” is not the best when you use about a sixteenth of the bunch you have to buy and the rest quickly transforms into drippy black goo at the bottom of the vegetable drawer in the refrigerator. You’ve been there, right? Gourmet Garden has been able to bottle the freshness of herbs and spices. Fresh, fragrant, flavorful, AND organic.

In a small bowl, mix together chili, lemongrass, garlic, and ginger pastes.

Heat a couple of tablespoons of cooking oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add green onions and cook until a vibrant green, about 1 minute. Add the paste mixture and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

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I could so go for a bowl of steaming mussels! My husband doesn’t do shellfish, but I think I’ll have to suggest this for a mother-daughter lunch sometime soon!

kimchi_mom

Good idea!

supperforasteal

This recipe looks incredible delicious and so easy! I can’t wait to try it.

kimchi_mom

Thanks Lane!

http://www.foxeslovelemons.com/ Lori | Foxes Love Lemons

Ugh, five-story walkup. I once had a four-story walkup, and yeah…I don’t miss it too much. The exercise was good, but not in a fun kind of good.

I can practically smell the mussels and the herby broth just from your photos! Give me extra crusty bread, please!

kimchi_mom

Not fun after a night of indulging…that’s for sure!

littleredkitchen

I do not miss living in a walkup. Although I do miss my prime park slope apartment location, hmmm it was a tossup. Anyhoo it’s been way too long since I’ve made mussels at home. I need to fix that!

kimchi_mom

I know! We lived in a duplex in this old walkup in midtown and it was dirt cheap (back then). I told everyone that it was the best deal in the city!

http://neighborfoodblog.com/ Courtney @ Neighborfood

The classic French mussels are one of my all time favorite appetizers, but I’ve never made them at home. What in the world is wrong with me? Thanks for the flavor inspiration and for showing me how easy this really is!

kimchi_mom

This was actually my first time making mussels at home! But now I’m definitely making it more often!